The World Congress on High Altitude Medicine and Physiology & Mountain Emergency Medicine is an initiative of theInternational Society for Mountain Medicine (ISMM) and the International Commission for Alpine Rescue (ICAR
MEDCOM) to share knowledge and competence in the broad field of
mountain medicine, including high altitude physiology and
patophysiology, high altitude illness, cold injuries, hypothermia,
trauma and rescue, in an exchange between scientists, paramedics and
mountaineering professionals.

We
are more than pleased to welcome the event to the European Alps for the
first time in the history of the congress and to dedicate half of the
scientific/technical programme to mountain emergency medicine and
rescue. We have invested particular interest in planning a congress that
will maintain the highest scientific standards while increasing
interest from emergency and technical personnel, promoting talented work
of young investigators and encouraging student friendly opportunities.